Workshop: Impressionistic Painting

In this 2 week workshop, you’ll explore how to create luminous impressionistic paintings. Brush techniques and color mixing tricks will be discussed to create a palpable sense of light and vibrant colors.

“Prof Lieu’s specific and encouraging advice when it came to different stages of my painting was invaluable!

At her suggestion, I took the plunge and added alizarin crimson to my shadows (in a very blue and green painting) and I’m so glad I did—it really added the tangible sense of depth I was missing before.”

Workshop Overview

Sample Live Session

“I always love your workshops Prof Lieu, but this one was particularly special. Diving back into a medium which I love but don’t get an opportunity to practice that often was a great experience.

I really valued both the technical advice and the critique about line variation and mark making was really helpful. I would love to do this one again.”

How it Works

2 Weeks Before the Live session

• The workshop channel in our Discord opens.
• You will receive an email reminder, which will include instructions on how to join our Discord.
• Workshop guides and logistical information will be available.
• If you are new to our workshops, we recommend joining at this point so we can troubleshoot any tech and provide you support.

1 Week Before the Live session

Feedback Begins

• This week you can get feedback on your artwork so we can get acquainted with your work.
• You will receive an email reminder, which will include detailed instructions on how to join our Discord.

Art Supplies

• You can use any art supplies you want!
• You can ask questions art supplies and also get ideas from other participants about specific brands and hacks.

Audio Critiques + Transcript

• Prof Lieu will review 6 of your artworks, and provide audio critiques + a transcript, listen to a sample review. (see transcript image below)
• Listen to a sample audio critique.

Visual markups

• Some of the feedback includes markups on artworks so Prof Lieu can point out specific areas of the artwork to improve upon. (see below)

• Prof Lieu will provide recommendations for what skills you can work on, as well as what to do during the 3 hour live session, if you want it.

Discord Tech Support

• If Discord is new to you, don’t worry, you’ll have plenty of assistance!
• You are required to join our Discord to participate.
• Please join early so we can make the entire workshop experience run as smoothly as possible for you.
• Prof Lieu will hold your hand as much as you need through the tech, and answer your questions.

Workshop Guides

• Our main workshop guide has logistics and step by step instructions, but the most effective way to get set up is to join early so we have time to troubleshoot things.

• Guide #1: Nuts and bolts of how workshops run and tech on Discord.
• Guide #2: Specific to the workshop topic with resources, prompts, art supplies, and more.

Prompts

• Option #1: choose yourself what you want to explore.
• Option #2: Prof Lieu can make recommendations for as much, or as little structure as you would like.
• Our prompts are a combination of art along videos, lesson plans, our reference photo collection, timed videos, and more.
• We provide everything you’ll need to work on a prompt.

Art Supplies

• Option #1: use any art supplies you would like.
• Option #2: if you’re not sure, the workshop guide provides concrete specifics on recommended supplies.

Live Session Breakdown by Hour

Hours 1 & 2: Studio

• Students work on their artworks, and post their progress at various intervals, into the workshop channel.
• You’ll get to chat 1 on 1 on voice with Prof Lieu, who will provide suggestions and critiques.

art by Angie from the gouache painting workshop

10 min. Break

Hour 3: Critique

• You’ll chat with Prof Lieu 1 on 1 about your progress during the live session. Watch a sample live session.
• Other participants are encouraged to type comments to each other in the workshop channel. (this is optional)

Workshop Recording

• A recording of the live session will be available, watch a sample.

art by Marlies from the Experimental Printmaking workshop

Week After the Live Session

• Many participants will finish an artwork they started during a live session, or create new pieces related to the workshop topic.
• Prof Lieu will provide audio critiques + transcripts and follow up on resources or other questions.

Email Summary

• You’ll receive an email from Prof Lieu, where she will summarize your progress in the workshop, and also provide suggestions for how to move forward.
• See a sample email above.

Hearing the feedback Prof Lieu gave to the other participants was also beneficial and relevant to me. I learned so much in this one workshop.”

“The workshops are intentionally kept small with no more than 12 students. Because of the smaller class size, I was able to receive frequent feedback through out the entire class time from Prof Lieu.

artwork from our collage and mixed media workshop

Student info

• Limit 12 students.
• Enrollment is first come, first serve.
• You are required to join our Discord to participate.

Confirmation

• You’ll receive an email on whether the workshop is running.
• This email will arrive by the Wednesday after the Friday registration deadline.
• If the workshop does not run, you will receive a full refund no later than a week from the Friday registration deadline.

artwork from the Anatomy & Figure Drawing workshop

Refunds

• All payments are non-refundable if the workshop runs.
• You must join our Discord at least 24 hours before the live session starts. There are no refunds if you do not join within this time frame.
• There are no refunds if a student is late, or does not attend the live session for any reason.
• We only issue refunds if the workshop does not run due to lack of enrollment.

Contact

• Questions? Contact us.